Wolverines Crown Four Champions, Place 11 at the Kickoff MSU Open - University of Michigan Athletics - MGoBlue

» Michigan crowned four champions and boasted five finalists and 11 total placewinners at the season-opening Michigan State Open.
» Cole Mattin (141) and Mason Parris (Hwt) won individual titles in the open division, while Rylan Rogers (184) and Ira Jenkins (Hwt) captured freshman/sophomore titles in their collegiate debuts.
» Mattin earned two ranked wins, including a 6-5 overtime decision over No. 25 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) in the final, while Parris scored bonus points in all five of his wins, including a 12-1 major decision over No. 18 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) in the final.

Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House)
Event: Michigan State Open
Team Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 11 -- vs. Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C.), 5 p.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team crowned four champions -- two apiece in the freshman/sophomore and open divisions -- and boasted 11 total placewinners at the annual Michigan State Open on Saturday (Nov. 5) at the Spartans' Jenison Field House.

Senior/junior Cole Mattin and fifth-year senior Mason Parris won at 141 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, while freshmen Rylan Rogers and Ira Jenkins captured the 184 pounds and heavyweight freshman/sophomore titles in their collegiate debuts.

Mattin, ranked 16th in the latest InterMat poll, went 4-0 and earned two wins over ranked opponents, including a 5-4 overtime decision against Oklahoma's 25th-ranked Mosha Schwartz in the championship final. Mattin rallied from an initial deficit to Schwartz and used a low single-leg takedown early in the third to pull himself back into the match. The aggressor throughout, he drew a stall warning in the third and, after several more unanswered shots, earned a match-ending stall point 45 seconds into the sudden-victory frame. Mattin also earned a win by injury default over Ohio State's seventh-ranked Dylan D'Emilio at the 2:24 mark; he was leading 5-2 at the time after two first-period takedowns.

Parris, ranked No. 3 nationally, rolled to a 5-0 record with five bonus wins to capture his third career MSU Open title. He beat Oklahoma's 18th-ranked Josh Heindselman, 12-1, in the championship behind four takedowns, a pair of stall points and 4:37 in riding-time advantage. Parris opened the day with three first-period pins in just a combined 5:38 before earning another major decision in the semifinals.

Rogers also earned bonus in all of his wins, albeit in a smaller bracket; he went 2-0 on the day and earned a 13-5 major decision against Michigan State's Kael Wisler in the 184-pound freshman/sophomore final. Rogers scored on five takedowns against Wisler -- two apiece in the first and second periods -- and rode for 2:22.

Jenkins was 4-0 en route to the heavyweight freshman/sophomore title and defeated Wisconsin's Brooks Empey 4-0 in the final. After a scoreless first period and a quick escape in the second, Jenkins rode out the third, tacking on two near falls late, to finish with 1:53 in riding-time advantage.

Graduate student Matt Finesilver took second place in his Michigan debut at 184 pounds with a 3-1 tournament record. He earned back-to-back 15-0 technical falls in his first two matches before ultimately falling to Ohio State's fourth-ranked Kaleb Romero 12-5 in the championship match.

The Wolverines will kick off the dual-meet portion of their 2022-23 slate with two duals in the Tar Heel State next weekend. Michigan will participate in the Battle at Bragg event next Friday (Nov. 11), taking on Campbell at 5 p.m. at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., before facing North Carolina at 3 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the Tar Heels' baseball field, Boshamer Stadium, in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Michigan Results

Freshman/Sophomore Division

125 Pounds Nolan Wertanen
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinals - tech. fall Nick Corday (Michigan State), 16-0
Semifinals - pinned by Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), 2:14
Consolations - pinned by Nick Molchak (Cleveland State), 5:39
Fifth Place - won by forfeit over Sam Hayes (Illinois)
Finished in fifth place with a 2-2 record

141 Pounds -- Nathan Jerore
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. Cade Cass (Findlay), 5-2
Quarterfinals - dec. by Dylan Layton (Cleveland State), 8-2
Consolations - major dec. Jacob Necessary (Ohio), 18-5
Consolations - major dec. Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois), 10-2
Consolations - won by forfeit over Pierce Taylor (Ohio)
Third Place - dec. by Carsen Richards (Lake Erie), 3-2
Finished with fourth place with a 4-2 record

174 Pounds -- Josh Knudten
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinals - dec. by JR Reed (Cleveland State), 7-5
Withdrew with a 0-1 record

184 Pounds -- Rylan Rogers
Quarterfinals - Bye
Semifinals - major dec. Jacob Munger (Michigan State), 10-2
Final - dec. Kael Wisler (Michigan State), 13-5
Finished as the 184-pound champion with a 2-0 record

197 Pounds -- Jack Cummings
First Round - dec. Misha Lomboy (Michigan State), 7-4
Quarterfinals - dec. by Joey Lyons (Cleveland State), 11-4
Consolations - pinned Ricky Legg (Ashland), 2:37
Consolations - dec. Lance Trost (Michigan), 8-4
Consolations - pinned by Jacob Lee (Michigan State), 2:02
Fifth Place - dec. by Joey Lyons (Cleveland State), 7-5
Finished in sixth place with a 3-3 record

197 Pounds -- Lance Trost
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinals - pinned by Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 3:22
Consolations - dec. Kody Krupp (Olivet), 8-3
Consolations - dec. by Jack Cummings (Michigan), 8-4
Eliminated with a 1-2 record

Heavyweight -- Ira Jenkins
First Round - dec. Hogan Swenski (Ohio State), 5-2
Quarterfinals - dec. Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin), 6-5
Semifinals - dec. Keegan Nugent (Michigan), 7-5
Final - dec. Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 4-0
Finished as the heavyweight champion with a 4-0 record

Heavyweight -- Keegan Nugent
First Round - major dec. over Drew Harris (Ohio), 19-6
Quarterfinals - dec. Mason Cover (Cleveland State), 6-0
Semifinals - dec. by Ira Jenkins (Michigan), 7-5
Consolations - dec. Hogan Swenski (Ohio State), 8-5
Third Place - dec. by Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin), 8-2
Finished in fourth place with a 3-2 record

Open Division

125 Pounds -- Kurt McHenry
First Round - dec. by Kase Mauger (Utah Valley), 12-10
Consolations - dec. Jack Medley (Michigan), 5-4
Consolations - dec. by Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State), 5-2
Eliminated with a 1-2 record

125 Pounds -- Jack Medley
First Round - dec. by Brady Koontz (Ohio State), 5-3 TB
Consolations - dec. by Kurt McHenry (Michigan), 5-4
Eliminated with a 0-2 record

125 Pounds -- Christian Tanefeu
First Round - tech. fall by Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), 19-1
Consolations - dec. Nick Korhorn (Findlay), 7-0
Consolations - win by forfeit over Maximo Renteria (Illinois)
Consolations - tech. fall by Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State), 15-0
Eliminated with a 1-3 record

133 Pounds -- Wilfried Tanefeu
First Round - tech. fall by Jesse Mendez (Ohio State), 17-2
Consolations - dec. Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois), 7-6
Consolations - pinned by Jake Manley (Cleveland State), 2:23
Eliminated with a 1-2 record

141 Pounds -- Chris Kim
First Round - pinned by Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois), 3:44
Consolations - pinned Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois), 1:24
Consolations - dec. by Jordan Decatur (Ohio State), 9-4
Eliminated with a 1-2 record

141 Pounds -- Cole Mattin
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Alex Epstein (Findlay), 1:41
Quarterfinals - injury def. over Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State), 2:24
Semifinals - dec. Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois), 7-5
Final - dec. Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma), 5-4 SV
Finished as the 141-pound champion with a 4-0 record

141 Pounds -- Pat Nolan
First Round - dec. Blake Noonan (Michigan State), 11-4
Second Round - dec. Jordan Decatur (Ohio State), 6-4
Quarterfinal - dec. by Ty Smith (Utah Valley), 10-6
Consolations - dec. by Caleb Brooks (Northern Illinois), 7-4
Eliminated with a 2-2 record

174 Pounds -- Max Maylor
First Round - major dec. by Ethan Smith (Ohio State), 15-4
Consolations - pinned Hunter Reed (Findlay), 2:25
Consolations - major dec. Jake Evans (Northern Illinois), 15-3
Consolations - dec. Caden Ernd (Illinois), 8-4
Consolations - dec. Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois), 5-3
Consolations - tech. fall by Ed Ruth (Illinois), 15-0
Fifth Place - won by forfeit over Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
Finished in fifth place with 5-2 record

174 Pounds - Matt McKenna
First Round - tech. fall by Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois), 16-1
Consolations - major dec. by Graham Calhoun (Wisconsin), 11-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record

184 Pounds -- Jaden Bullock
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Justin Carnahan (Olivet), 0:51
Quarterfinals - dec. Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 6-3
Semifinals - major dec. by Kaleb Romero (Ohio State), 14-6
Consolations - major dec. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 11-2
Third Place - won by forfeit over Greyden Penner (Oklahoma)
Finished in third place with a 4-1 record

184 Pounds -- Matt Finesilver
First Round - Bye
Second Round - tech. fall Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois), 15-0
Quarterfinals - tech. fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 15-0
Semifinals - dec. DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State), 3-1
Final - dec. by Kaleb Romero (Ohio State), 12-5
Finished as runner-up with a 3-1 record

197 Pounds -- Bobby Striggow
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Chase Waggoner (Illinois), 1:32
Quarterfinals - major dec. by Andrew Davison (Northwestern), 10-2
Withdrew with a 1-1 record

197 Pounds -- Brendin Yatooma
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. by Evan Bates (Northwestern), 8-4
Consolations - dec. by Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois), 3-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record

Heavyweight -- Dzhabrail Khurshidov
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Chris Berry (Iowa Western), 3:39
Quarterfinals - dec. by Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State), 7-2
Consolations - pinned Ryder Wiese (Oklahoma), 2:16
Consolations - dec. by Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 10-4
Eliminated with a 2-2 record

Heavyweight -- Blake Querio
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. by Donovan King (Olivet), 3-0
Consolations - dec. by Matt Wroblewski (Illinois), 8-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record

Heavyweight -- Mason Parris
First Round - pinned Ryder Wiese (Oklahoma), 1:18
Second Round - pinned Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State), 2:01
Quarterfinals - pinned Nick West (Michigan State), 1:19
Semifinals - major dec. Chase Trussell (Utah Valley), 14-3
Final - major dec. Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma), 12-1
Finished as the heavyweight champion with a 5-0 record

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